Blood for the Goddess. Self-mutilation Rituals at Vajreshwari Mandir, Kangra
Several 17th century sources (European travel literature and Mughal historiography) record the practice of self-mutilation, and possibly ritual suicide, at the Hindu temple of Vajreśvarī (Kāngṛā, HP), an important place of pilgrimage related to the <em>Śakti</em> cult. Blood-spilli...
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Indialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/indialogs/article/view/41 |